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12:15 - 3:30pm
Musings@MUSA
visit the Museum of the University of St Andrews anytime between 12.15pm and 3.30pm during the festival and let them introduce you to a special artefact. These sessions provide short insights into fascinating artefacts about which participants are then encouraged to write their own poems;
StAnza 2015;
MUSA, 7a The Scores, KY16 9AR [map];
info@stanzapoetry.org;
01334 475000;
FestivalExhibition

12:15 - 3:30pm
Musings@MUSA
visit the Museum of the University of St Andrews anytime between 12.15pm and 3.30pm during the festival and let them introduce you to a special artefact. These sessions provide short insights into fascinating artefacts about which participants are then encouraged to write their own poems;
StAnza 2015;
MUSA, 7a The Scores, KY16 9AR [map];
info@stanzapoetry.org;
01334 475000;
FestivalExhibition

12:15 - 3:30pm
Musings@MUSA
visit the Museum of the University of St Andrews anytime between 12.15pm and 3.30pm during the festival and let them introduce you to a special artefact. These sessions provide short insights into fascinating artefacts about which participants are then encouraged to write their own poems;
StAnza 2015;
MUSA, 7a The Scores, KY16 9AR [map];
info@stanzapoetry.org;
01334 475000;
FestivalExhibition

12:15 - 3:30pm
Musings@MUSA
visit the Museum of the University of St Andrews anytime between 12.15pm and 3.30pm during the festival and let them introduce you to a special artefact. These sessions provide short insights into fascinating artefacts about which participants are then encouraged to write their own poems;
StAnza 2015;
MUSA, 7a The Scores, KY16 9AR [map];
info@stanzapoetry.org;
01334 475000;
FestivalExhibition

1 - 2pm
The Wolf Showcase
James Byrne, one of the founding editors of The Wolf, introduces Sandeep Parmar and Karthika Naïr, two poets with a growing international reputation, and reads a selection of poems by other poets published in magazine;
StAnza 2015;
St Andrews Town Hall, Queen’s Gardens, KY16 9TA [map];
info@stanzapoetry.org;
01334 475000;
£3.75, £2.75;
FestivalPoetry

7pm
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
live screening of the play by David Hare, based on the book by Katherine Boo – India is surging with global ambition, but beyond the luxury hotels surrounding Mumbai airport lies a makeshift slum, full of people with plans of their own;
National Theatre Live;
Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA [map];
byreboxoffice@st-andrews.ac.uk;
01334 475000;
£14, £12;
DramaTheatre

7:30pm
Reclaiming South Georgia
talk by Alison Neil, Director of the South Georgia Heritage Trust, an international charity based in Dundee, explains the need for the multi-year programme to eradicate the islands’ destructive and invasive rat population, brought in by explorers and whalers/sealers which caused serious destruction to the islands’ unique and important birdlife. Also speaks about the Antarctic voyages of discovery and scientific research undertaken by Shackleton, etc – ;
St Andrews Sailing Club, Woodburn Place, KY16 8LA;
j.v.kennedy@dundee.ac.uk;
£5, school children under 18 free includes a glass of wine/soft drink and nibbles – space limited, booking required;
HistoryNatureTalk

8pm (doors open 7:45)
Poetry – Sean O’Brien with The Beautiful Librariansjoin us for an evening of readings and discussion with Sean about his superb new collection in which he celebrates the experiences of society’s peripheral and often unsung heroes, including of course the eponymous librarians;
Topping & Company Booksellers, 7 Greyfriars Garden, St Andrews;
standrews@toppingbooks.co.uk;
01334 585111;
£6, £3 Scholar Tickets – from the shop/online, redeemable against the book;
PoetryTalk

Sat 7 - Fri 13 March
Green Week
St Andrews Green Week brings together community organisations, student societies, academics, and Transition: University of St Andrews, for a week-long celebration of sustainable living in St Andrews. There will be exciting events, talks, films and activities happening across town and gown;
greenweek@st-andrews.ac.uk;
01334 4674008;
FilmMeetingTalk